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Photonics Spectra - December 2024


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Features
A Quantum Tool Set Could Reshape Laser Beam Profiling With applications for lasers constantly expanding, the need to precisely monitor the lasing process to ensure optimal and repeatable performance places stringent requirements on beam-profiling...
Adapting Metallic Coatings for Dynamic Applications As with all products for which a variety of options is available to consumers, and for which application ultimately determines consumer selection, each type of metallic coating offers its own unique...
Laser-Textured Components Pervade Consumer and Industrial Markets The range of benefits that laser texturing technologies offer, which span those in the critical areas of precision, performance, and efficiency, are direct drivers to the expansion of laser...
Advancing Spectroscopy Solutions Help Clear the Air Ensuring that air quality is safe for humans and other forms of life is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. The average person will inhale ~79,250,000 gallons of air in their...
Editorial
A familiar theme comes back into focus Roel Baets’ plenary presentation at Photonics West in January reiterated a common call from the global integrated photonics ecosystem: the need for a robust PICs supply chain. Widely considered a necessity to drive sustained growth in this technology space, the PICs sector has been adamant about its supply chain ambitions, particularly as it relates to manufacturing and packaging. Baets isolated...
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Photonics West Gears up for 2025 Showcase San Francisco’s Moscone Center will play host once again to the optics and photonics industries’ premiere event from Jan. 25 to 30, 2025. Photonics West 2025 will feature more than 5000 technical presentations, and show organizers are expected to welcome more than 1500 exhibiting companies from around the world. Visitors will be able to explore the long-standing BiOS Expo and Photonics West...
Industry Insight
The Evolution of Displays: From Visual Interface to Interactive Technology The technical and commercial breakthroughs that have characterized progress in visual display technologies during the past six-plus decades have revolutionized the viewing experience. These advancements have also served to redefine our relationships with technologies, and in doing so, they have significantly influenced our societal dynamics.
Technology News
Keller-Led Team Posts an UltraShort-Pulse Record Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a laser that can produce extremely short pulses with peak powers up to 100 MW and 550 W of average power. The researchers, led by Ursula Keller, a professor at the Institute for Quantum Electronics, report that the achievement marks a record — surpassing the previous reported maximum by more than 50%. The demonstrated pulses are the strongest pulses...
Spectroscopic Headset Could Reveal Stroke Risk Despite the danger stroke presents to large segments of the population, clinicians have historically been at a disadvantage in successfully identifying those at grave risk of having a stroke ahead of...
Deep Learning-Based Method Guards Against Chip Tampering The $75 billion counterfeit chip market jeopardizes the safety and security of multiple sectors that depend on semiconductor technologies, including aviation, communication, quantum computing,...
Silicon Photonic Modulator Streamlines Atom Interferometry Researchers are working to develop a motion sensor precise enough to reduce reliance on global positioning satellites. Until recently, a sensor like this would have filled a moving truck, but...
Method Measures Trapped Qubits While Keeping Others Safe, Close Quantum information is fragile and often difficult to protect during experiments. Protecting qubits from accidental measurements is essential for controlled quantum operations, especially during...
Light Source Aims to Build on Nobel Prize-winning Technology A team at Heriot-Watt University, led by professor Christian Brahms, is developing a light source for extremely fast laser pulses that will enable scientists to observe some of the fastest processes...
Food Dye Curbs Light Scattering for Living Tissue Imaging The structure of biological tissues causes light to scatter, making optical imaging of the tissue difficult. Each biomaterial comprising the tissue, whether a fat, protein, or other type of...
Printing Method Delivers Quantum Dots for Ultra-HD Displays Advances in wearable, mobile, and Internet of Things technologies are driving demand for high-definition displays. Efficient, ultrahigh-definition displays can enhance the immersive experience of AR...
Insulator Material Boosts Optical Memory Device Efficiency A material that is known for its potential as a magnetic topological insulator (MTI) could be put to different use. While investigating MnBi2Te4, a material composed of manganese, bismuth, and...
Industry News
PhotonDelta Debuts Integrated Photonics-Themed Engineering Contest Netherlands-based photonic chip industry accelerator PhotonDelta is launching a Global Photonics Engineering Contest to stimulate the creation of new applications for photonic chips. Rolled out in...
NUBURU Secures $65 Million, Including $50M in Equity Credit Industrial blue laser developer NUBURU, Inc. has secured a comprehensive funding program of approximately $65 million. The funding comprises $15 million of direct investment and an additional $50...
Lynred Acquires New Imaging Technologies Infrared sensors developer Lynred has acquired New Imaging Technologies (NIT), a Paris-based developer of SWIR imaging modules and sensors. In a strategic move to consolidate its leadership in...
Polar Light, Finetech Partner on Micro-LED Tech In collaboration with Finetech, Polar Light Technologies has introduced novel gallium nitride (GaN) pyramidal microLEDs that are directly bonded to indium pads on a silicon chip. The new method, in...
European Initiative's Quantum Sensors to Deliver Climate Insights A research project launched by the European Commission, with support from the EU's Quantum Flagship initiative, is developing quantum-enabled space-based sensors that aim to provide a sharper view of...
ZEISS Plans for 2025 CEO Transition The supervisory board of Carl Zeiss AG has appointed Andreas Pecher president and CEO of the company. The appointment will be effective April 1, 2025 and follows current CEO Karl Lamprecht’s decision...
Ansys, TSMC, Microsoft Boost High-Speed Optical Data Transfer TSMC and simulation software developer Ansys have completed a pilot with Microsoft that aims to speed the simulation and analysis of silicon photonic components. According to the collaborators, the...
Partners Bring Hybrid Solutions Supply Chain into Focus Three photonic integrated circuit (PIC) developers have partnered to simplify and enhance heterogenous integration through micro-transfer printing (MTP). The collaboration, the companies said, aims...
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation Acquires NIL Technology Taiwanese display manufacturer Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation (ROE) has reached an agreement to acquire NIL Technology (NILT). ROE and NILT are active collaborators, and the acquisition follows...
Synopsys to Sell Optical Solutions Group to Keysight Synopsys has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Optical Solutions Group (OSG) to Keysight Technologies, a provider of design, emulation, and test solutions. The sale was...
Intel Reorganizes, Core Photonics Unit Moves Under New Division Following the release of its second quarter financial results, Intel is implementing strategic changes and reorganization to support both near and long-term profitability. With the release of its...
Microsoft Partners Post Quantum Milestones In collaboration with Microsoft, quantum computing developer Quantinuum has demonstrated 12 logical qubits on the newly updated 56-qubit System Model H2 quantum computer, representing a 3×...
Lighter Side
Feel the burn! See the burn! Any athlete will tell you that their sport is a numbers game. It’s not only adding points on a scoreboard, though. Slight deviations in timing when exiting the starting blocks, for example, can mean the difference between first and second place in a 100-meter dash. And even a miniscule difference in force could turn a three-point shot into a brick. With such a wide margin of failure,...
Products
SWIR Cameras The CX.SWIR.XC cameras from Baumer are infrared cameras for applications in the semiconductor industry with wafer positioning and food industry. The cameras use static and dynamic defect pixel...
Baumer Ltd.
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MWIR Detector The Sparrow HD from SCD is a high-definition MWIR sensor module for defense and homeland security applications. The module incorporates interfaces like MIPI CSI for integration with edge AI...
SemiConductor Devices (SCD)
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SWIR Sensor Emberion Oy’s SWIR sensor combines Emberion’s quantum dot sensor technology and wafer-level packaging for applications such as automotive, consumer electronics, AR/VR, and drones. The...
Emberion Oy
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Microscope Lens The TITANITE lens from Schneider-Kreuznach is a lens specifically for microscopy applications in medical and biological research. The lens is optimized for 5× magnification and enables the...
Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH, Industrial Solutions
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Raman Pump Module The 1948RUB from 3SP Technologies is a Raman pump module that provides up to 700-mW output power in order to improve the optical signal to noise ratio at the receiver side. The module uses a laser...
3SP Technologies SAS
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USB3 Extender Valens Semiconductor’s USB3 industrial grade extender can enable industrial-grade USB3 cameras to be extended past the current 5-m limit to distances of up to 100 m over a category 6a cable....
Valens Semiconductor
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Nanolithography System The NanoFrazor from Heidelberg Instruments is a nanolithography system for applications in photonics, biomimetic substrates, and local material modification through heat-induced chemical reactions or...
Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik GmbH
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Industrial 3D Scanners The Mini, Pro, and Ultra Industrial Series from SCAPE Technologies are a series of industrial 3D scanners meant for applications such as object recognition, quality inspection, gluing, palletizing,...
Scape Technologies A/S
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Chip Development Glass The EXTREME ULE® Glass from Corning Incorporated is a material for improving photomasks in semiconductor chip manufacturing. The glass can withstand high intensity EUV lithography including high...
Corning Inc., Advanced Optics
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UVC Line Light The COBRA Slim UVC from ProPhotonix is a UVC LED line light for applications including surface inspection, machine vision, pharmaceutical and medical package inspection, food and beverage inspection,...
ProPhotonix Ltd.
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sCMOS Camera The Marana 4.2B-6 from Oxford Instruments Andor is a back-illuminated science CMOS (sCMOS) camera for applications in the physical sciences and astronomy. The camera uses a low noise mode that...
Oxford Instruments
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EUV Source The EQS-10 from Energetiq Technology is an electrodeless Z-Pinch™ EUV light source for EUV applications, including EUV metrology, resist development, and defect inspection. Designed with...
Energetiq Technology Inc.
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Beam Shaper The Variable Beam Shaper from PowerPhotonic is a beam shaper for applications such as medical, laser welding, additive manufacturing, and laser surface treatment. The shaper enables a single-mode,...
PowerPhotonic Ltd.
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VIS-NIR Lens Series The LINOS inspec.x L 5.6/105 VIS-NIR lens series from Excelitas Technologies can be used with large format high-resolution Vis and NIR sensitive camera sensors for applications such as machine...
Excelitas Technologies Corp.
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Line-Scan Cameras The Sweep Series from JAI are compact line scan cameras for machine vision applications including fruit and vegetable sorting, wood inspection, logistics such as postal and barcode scanning, battery...
JAI A/S
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Quantum SWIR Camera The Q.Fly from Quantum Solutions in collaboration with TOPODRONE is a quantum dot SWIR camera designed for UAV drone platforms. The camera uses a built in Linux computer for facilitating camera...
Quantum Solutions
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Linear Stages The V-574 family from PI is a series of linear positioning stages for applications such as optics inspection, metrology, photonics, interferometry, and semiconductor test equipment. The stages are...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Metrology System The Swift PRO EDGE from Vision Engineering is a metrology system for inspection and shop floor measurement applications. The system takes measurements from sub-millimeters up to 200 mm with a...
Vision Engineering Ltd.
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Line-Scan Cameras The Linea™ HS2 family from Teledyne DALSA is a family of TDI line scan cameras for life science applications and the inspection of semiconductor wafers, high density interconnects, and flat...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Laser Scanner The Artec Point from Artec 3D is a target-based laser scanner for industrial metrology applications. Verified in an ISO-certified lab against VDI/VDE 2634 and JJF 1951 standards, the scanner has a...
Artec 3D
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Micro-Pump Laser Coherent’s uncooled dual-chip 980-nm micro-pump laser can be used for coherent transceivers in data center interconnects and in compact single-channel and bidirectional amplifiers for metro and...
Coherent Corp.
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1.6 T Transceivers Eoptolink Technology’s OSFP 1.6T DR8/DR8-2 and 2xFR4 transceivers can be used in network applications for AI and machine learning clusters and data centers. The 1.6 T OSFP transceivers have...
Eoptolink Technology Inc. Ltd.
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Compact Optical Transceiver The P16548-01AT from Hamamatsu Photonics is a compact optical transceiver for spatial light transmission, enabling cable-free optical data communication. The transceiver supports full-duplex...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Desktop AOI System The PowerSpector JSAz 550 from Mek is a 3D desktop automated optical inspection (AOI) system for inspection applications of components such as printed circuit boards. Capable of accommodating boards...
MEK Europe BV
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